[Mailman-Users] Footer message in html email

[Cody Harris]

If it was suddenly unprofessional to not use HTML and use XML, would you
follow?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Customer & Technical Support" <support at pczero.net>
To: "Cody Harris" <hchs at ns.sympatico.ca>; "Mailman"
<mailman-users at python.org>; "Jason Buscema" <jpbuse at lambesis.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Footer message in html email


>          HTML in email sucks.  If I want to see a damn web page I'll go to
> the URL.  Most people use HTML to dress up spam or otherwise hide the fact
> that they had nothing worthwhile to say anyway.  I filter ALL HTML out of
> any mail I get.  Its extremely unprofessional to use.
>
>
>
> At 07:17 PM 7/15/2003 -0300, Cody Harris wrote:
>
> >HTML allows the e-mails to be well layed out. Things to be bolded to ppl
> >don't have to hunt for them. Wait a minute, i'm not sending to the
mailman
> >list! I'm sending to you. Oops ^_^. Anyways. I'' just add it to CC.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jason Buscema" <jpbuse at lambesis.com>
> >To: "Cody Harris" <hchs at ns.sympatico.ca>
> >Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 7:14 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Footer message in html email
> >
> >
> > > For me, I'm anti HTML emails for our clients because of the extra
traffic
> > > that it incurs.
> > >
> > > On 7/15/03 3:12 PM, "Cody Harris" <hchs at ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Why is that people are anti HTML? How about if sites went anti html?
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Jason Buscema" <jpbuse at lambesis.com>
> > > > To: <mailman-users at python.org>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 7:08 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Footer message in html email
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Ha... I'm in the same boat really... I discouraged the client from
> >sending
> > > >> HTML emails, but they insisted. The email recipients actually
prefer
> >the
> > > >> HTML vs plain text now, to my surprise. We use Mailman to send the
> >daily
> > > >> emails, but we do not use Mailman for list management (at least for
> >this
> > > >> list). The management is handled through the web site itself
(skyy.com)
> > > >> using MySql. A user creates an account, then from there they can
> >subscribe
> > > >> to a list. We want the daily messages to have a link with a unique
ID
> >in
> > > > it
> > > >> for a quick unsubscribe. I had the method all worked out, then we
went
> >w/
> > > >> HTML emails :(
> > > >>
> > > >>> don't send HTML :-)
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Seriously, though, I asked the same thing, and Barry basically
vetoed
> > > > it.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> if you find a way (even with a local patch), I'm all eyes.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I have a $CLIENT that would love it.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> LER
> > > >>>
> > > >>
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